At the Langenkanal, Silo II (Stralsund)

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The house on the Langenkanal, Silo II, in Stralsund (2012)

The house Am Langenkanal, Silo II is a listed building in the Hanseatic city of Stralsund in the street Am Langenkanal on the harbor island. It belongs to the ensemble of granaries on the harbor island and thus shapes the silhouette of the city.

The high brick building with a gable roof was built in 1935 and expanded in 1938 and 1939. The building was used as a silo for grain .

The facade is kept extremely simple; only on the east side of the silo are small windows arranged in six storeys , and two strong cornices above the ground floor and under the eaves characterize the facade.

The building is located on the outskirts of the city ​​area recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site as part of the “ historic old towns of Stralsund and Wismar ”. It is entered with the number 23 in the list of architectural monuments in Stralsund .

literature

  • Friederike Thomas, Dietmar Volksdorf: The old town island Stralsund - Illustrated list of monuments. The architectural monuments of the old town in text and images. Edited by the building authority of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. Self-published, Stralsund 1999, DNB 987697757 , p. 12.

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Coordinates: 54 ° 19 '0.58 "  N , 13 ° 5' 36.75"  E